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Females attach greater importance to getting high grades than do males and are therefore more likely to drop courses in which their grades may be lower - the so-called “fear of B-.”

Topic: Education

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Citation: Women in Academic Science: A Changing Landscape, p. 98
Author(s): Ceci, Ginther, Kahn, Williams
Institution(s): Cornell University, University of Kansas, Boston University

Link: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/Women-Academic-Science.pdf?utm_source=nytimes&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=pspitimes


Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2014
Source: Secondary
Type: Statistical Analysis

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